The GOATs- best teams and players from various generations. The players are ranked within the generation they played. Presenting the rankings for 5 generations starting from oldest to newest. Updated - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Allan Border (Australia)
|
1979-1994 | M-273 | R-6524 | A-31 | SR*-71 | avgCR-5.81 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Greg Chappell (Australia)
|
1971-1983 | M-74 | R-2331 | A-40 | SR*-76 | avgCR-7.78 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Graeme Wood (Australia)
|
1978-1989 | M-83 | R-2219 | A-34 | SR*-60 | avgCR-6.32 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Steve Smith (Australia)
|
1983-1985 | M-28 | R-861 | A-39 | SR*-65 | avgCR-7.19 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Kim Hughes (Australia)
|
1977-1985 | M-97 | R-1968 | A-24 | SR*-67 | avgCR-5.13 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Dean Jones (Australia)
|
1984-1994 | M-164 | R-6068 | A-45 | SR*-73 | avgCR-8.32 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
David Boon (Australia)
|
1984-1995 | M-181 | R-5964 | A-37 | SR*-65 | avgCR-7.56 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Geoff Marsh (Australia)
|
1986-1992 | M-117 | R-4357 | A-40 | SR*-56 | avgCR-8.26 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|
1995-2012 | M-375 | R-13704 | A-42 | SR*-80 | avgCR-8.65 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
1996-2008 | M-287 | R-9619 | A-36 | SR*-97 | avgCR-9.15 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Mark Waugh (Australia)
|
1988-2002 | M-244 | R-8500 | A-39 | SR*-77 | avgCR-8.31 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
|
1993-2008 | M-161 | R-6133 | A-44 | SR*-79 | avgCR-9.38 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Steve Waugh (Australia)
|
1986-2002 | M-325 | R-7569 | A-33 | SR*-76 | avgCR-5.75 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Michael Bevan (Australia)
|
1994-2004 | M-232 | R-6912 | A-54 | SR*-74 | avgCR-6.94 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Andrew Symonds (Australia)
|
1998-2009 | M-198 | R-5088 | A-40 | SR*-92 | avgCR-6.73 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
2003-2015 | M-245 | R-7981 | A-45 | SR*-79 | avgCR-7.55 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
2002-2015 | M-190 | R-5757 | A-41 | SR*-90 | avgCR-7.75 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Michael Hussey (Australia)
|
2004-2012 | M-185 | R-5442 | A-48 | SR*-87 | avgCR-7.22 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Brad Haddin (Australia)
|
2001-2015 | M-126 | R-3122 | A-32 | SR*-84 | avgCR-6.10 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
David Hussey (Australia)
|
2008-2013 | M-69 | R-1796 | A-33 | SR*-91 | avgCR-5.95 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
David Warner (Australia)
|
2009-2023 | M-161 | R-6932 | A-45 | SR*-97 | avgCR-11.62 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Steven Smith (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-170 | R-5800 | A-43 | SR*-87 | avgCR-8.65 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Aaron Finch (Australia)
|
2013-2022 | M-146 | R-5406 | A-39 | SR*-88 | avgCR-9.55 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
2012-2025 | M-149 | R-3990 | A-34 | SR*-127 | avgCR-8.67 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Travis Head (Australia)
|
2016-2025 | M-79 | R-3007 | A-44 | SR*-106 | avgCR-10.98 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Graham Gooch (England)
|
1976-1995 | M-125 | R-4290 | A-37 | SR*-62 | avgCR-8.33 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Allan Lamb (England)
|
1982-1992 | M-122 | R-4010 | A-39 | SR*-76 | avgCR-8.22 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Dennis Amiss (England)
|
1972-1977 | M-18 | R-859 | A-48 | SR*-72 | avgCR-11.18 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
David Gower (England)
|
1978-1991 | M-114 | R-3170 | A-31 | SR*-75 | avgCR-6.85 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Geoff Boycott (England)
|
1971-1981 | M-36 | R-1082 | A-36 | SR*-54 | avgCR-7.56 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Mike Gatting (England)
|
1977-1993 | M-92 | R-2095 | A-30 | SR*-71 | avgCR-5.72 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 7 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1976-1992 | M-116 | R-2113 | A-23 | SR*-79 | avgCR-5.04 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Robin Smith (England)
|
1988-1996 | M-71 | R-2419 | A-39 | SR*-70 | avgCR-8.29 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Marcus Trescothick (England)
|
2000-2006 | M-123 | R-4335 | A-37 | SR*-85 | avgCR-9.00 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Graeme Hick (England)
|
1991-2001 | M-120 | R-3846 | A-37 | SR*-74 | avgCR-8.10 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Nick Knight (England)
|
1996-2003 | M-100 | R-3637 | A-40 | SR*-72 | avgCR-8.79 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Alec Stewart (England)
|
1989-2003 | M-170 | R-4677 | A-32 | SR*-68 | avgCR-6.39 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Andrew Flintoff (England)
|
1999-2009 | M-141 | R-3394 | A-32 | SR*-89 | avgCR-6.28 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Kevin Pietersen (England)
|
2004-2013 | M-136 | R-4440 | A-41 | SR*-87 | avgCR-8.41 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Paul Collingwood (England)
|
2001-2011 | M-197 | R-5092 | A-35 | SR*-77 | avgCR-6.41 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Ian Bell (England)
|
2004-2015 | M-161 | R-5416 | A-38 | SR*-77 | avgCR-7.72 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Andrew Strauss (England)
|
2003-2011 | M-127 | R-4205 | A-36 | SR*-81 | avgCR-7.48 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Jonathan Trott (England)
|
2009-2013 | M-68 | R-2819 | A-51 | SR*-77 | avgCR-9.50 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Alastair Cook (England)
|
2006-2014 | M-92 | R-3204 | A-36 | SR*-77 | avgCR-8.12 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2013-2025 | M-186 | R-7330 | A-49 | SR*-88 | avgCR-9.44 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Jos Buttler (England)
|
2012-2025 | M-196 | R-5463 | A-39 | SR*-115 | avgCR-7.89 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Jason Roy (England)
|
2015-2023 | M-116 | R-4271 | A-40 | SR*-106 | avgCR-9.49 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland)
|
2006-2022 | M-248 | R-7701 | A-39 | SR*-91 | avgCR-7.27 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Jonny Bairstow (England)
|
2011-2023 | M-107 | R-3868 | A-43 | SR*-103 | avgCR-9.36 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Ben Stokes (England)
|
2011-2023 | M-114 | R-3463 | A-41 | SR*-96 | avgCR-8.18 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Kris Srikkanth (India)
|
1981-1992 | M-146 | R-4091 | A-29 | SR*-72 | avgCR-7.02 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-225 | R-3783 | A-24 | SR*-95 | avgCR-5.06 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Sunil Gavaskar (India)
|
1974-1987 | M-108 | R-3092 | A-35 | SR*-62 | avgCR-7.04 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Dilip Vengsarkar (India)
|
1976-1991 | M-129 | R-3508 | A-35 | SR*-68 | avgCR-6.31 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Ravi Shastri (India)
|
1981-1992 | M-150 | R-3108 | A-29 | SR*-61 | avgCR-4.99 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
|
1985-2000 | M-334 | R-9378 | A-37 | SR*-74 | avgCR-6.66 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Navjot Sidhu (India)
|
1987-1998 | M-136 | R-4413 | A-37 | SR*-70 | avgCR-7.09 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|
1989-2012 | M-463 | R-18426 | A-45 | SR*-86 | avgCR-10.19 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Sourav Ganguly (India)
|
1992-2007 | M-311 | R-11363 | A-41 | SR*-74 | avgCR-8.51 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Rahul Dravid (India)
|
1996-2011 | M-344 | R-10889 | A-39 | SR*-71 | avgCR-7.24 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ajay Jadeja (India)
|
1992-2000 | M-196 | R-5359 | A-37 | SR*-70 | avgCR-6.43 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Vinod Kambli (India)
|
1991-2000 | M-104 | R-2477 | A-33 | SR*-72 | avgCR-5.45 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mohammad Kaif (India)
|
2002-2006 | M-125 | R-2753 | A-32 | SR*-72 | avgCR-5.33 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
1999-2013 | M-251 | R-8273 | A-35 | SR*-104 | avgCR-8.94 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2004-2019 | M-350 | R-10773 | A-51 | SR*-88 | avgCR-7.53 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Yuvraj Singh (India)
|
2000-2017 | M-304 | R-8701 | A-37 | SR*-88 | avgCR-7.11 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
2003-2013 | M-147 | R-5238 | A-40 | SR*-85 | avgCR-8.26 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Suresh Raina (India)
|
2005-2018 | M-226 | R-5615 | A-35 | SR*-94 | avgCR-6.07 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-305 | R-14255 | A-58 | SR*-93 | avgCR-11.64 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Rohit Sharma (India)
|
2007-2025 | M-276 | R-11370 | A-49 | SR*-93 | avgCR-10.61 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India)
|
2010-2022 | M-167 | R-6793 | A-44 | SR*-91 | avgCR-10.40 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Shubman Gill (India)
|
2019-2025 | M-58 | R-2818 | A-56 | SR*-99 | avgCR-12.07 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Shreyas Iyer (India)
|
2017-2025 | M-73 | R-2917 | A-48 | SR*-99 | avgCR-9.84 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
KL Rahul (India)
|
2016-2025 | M-88 | R-3092 | A-48 | SR*-88 | avgCR-9.13 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Ajinkya Rahane (India)
|
2011-2018 | M-90 | R-2962 | A-35 | SR*-79 | avgCR-7.67 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Glenn Turner (New Zealand)
|
1973-1983 | M-41 | R-1598 | A-47 | SR*-68 | avgCR-9.06 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
John Wright (New Zealand)
|
1978-1992 | M-149 | R-3891 | A-26 | SR*-57 | avgCR-5.74 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Bruce Edgar (New Zealand)
|
1978-1986 | M-64 | R-1814 | A-31 | SR*-49 | avgCR-6.33 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
|
1979-1987 | M-88 | R-1874 | A-31 | SR*-65 | avgCR-5.07 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
1973-1990 | M-115 | R-1751 | A-22 | SR*-76 | avgCR-4.13 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Martin Crowe (New Zealand)
|
1982-1995 | M-143 | R-4704 | A-39 | SR*-73 | avgCR-8.30 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Ken Rutherford (New Zealand)
|
1985-1995 | M-121 | R-3143 | A-30 | SR*-64 | avgCR-5.82 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
|
1994-2007 | M-280 | R-8037 | A-32 | SR*-71 | avgCR-7.04 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Nathan Astle (New Zealand)
|
1995-2007 | M-223 | R-7090 | A-35 | SR*-73 | avgCR-7.67 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Roger Twose (New Zealand)
|
1995-2001 | M-87 | R-2717 | A-39 | SR*-75 | avgCR-7.66 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
1999-2011 | M-188 | R-4483 | A-32 | SR*-79 | avgCR-6.21 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1991-2006 | M-215 | R-4950 | A-29 | SR*-84 | avgCR-5.92 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Craig McMillan (New Zealand)
|
1997-2007 | M-197 | R-4707 | A-28 | SR*-76 | avgCR-5.91 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Chris Harris (New Zealand)
|
1990-2004 | M-250 | R-4379 | A-29 | SR*-67 | avgCR-4.28 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Adam Parore (New Zealand)
|
1992-2002 | M-179 | R-3314 | A-26 | SR*-68 | avgCR-4.64 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2002-2016 | M-260 | R-6083 | A-30 | SR*-96 | avgCR-6.50 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Grant Elliott (New Zealand)
|
2008-2016 | M-83 | R-1976 | A-34 | SR*-82 | avgCR-6.46 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)
|
2008-2014 | M-48 | R-1362 | A-33 | SR*-95 | avgCR-7.27 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2010-2025 | M-175 | R-7256 | A-49 | SR*-82 | avgCR-10.24 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2006-2022 | M-236 | R-8607 | A-48 | SR*-83 | avgCR-8.75 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
|
2009-2022 | M-198 | R-7346 | A-42 | SR*-87 | avgCR-9.30 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
|
2021-2025 | M-56 | R-2338 | A-53 | SR*-94 | avgCR-11.06 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
|
2023-2025 | M-37 | R-1354 | A-42 | SR*-108 | avgCR-11.39 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Tom Latham (New Zealand)
|
2012-2025 | M-161 | R-4415 | A-34 | SR*-85 | avgCR-6.70 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
|
2021-2025 | M-38 | R-1514 | A-45 | SR*-87 | avgCR-10.40 |